News & Stories
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Stories
Grace M's story
Lively Grace Elizabeth Merridan died in February 2010 from meningoencephalitis - an acute swelling of the brain and its lining
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Amelia L's story
Little Amelia was five-months-old when she fell ill in February 2010. She had a high temperature and was vomiting her feeds but seemed happy in herself so we thought she was just teething. Her big brother Patrick, four, had been a bit sniffly too.
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Alkin's story
Alkin fell ill with meningitis shortly after Christmas in 2009. The speed at which he fell ill, and the emotional rollercoaster that was to follow, has made his family realise just how lucky they are that he pulled through
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Taylor-Rae's story
Andy Hall knew something wasn't right with his granddaughter Taylor-Rae when he was babysitting her one weekend. But he had no idea just how ill she would get
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Aaliyah's story
Aaliyah's family were proud of their little princess and how she was overcoming being born without a hip. But, tragedy struck in 2009 when she fell ill with meningitis
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Layton's story
Smiling toddler Layton died suddenly from meningitis on October 27, 2009, aged 16 months
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Georgia's story
Toddler Georgia's death hit the headlines in August 2009 after doctors twice misdiagnosed her as having swine flu. Her parents Paul and Tasha have embarked on a fundraising mission in her memory
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Gemma's story
Gemma hit the headlines in July 2009 when she almost died from meningitis after doctors misdiagnosed it as swine flu. She faced a real battle to get the correct treatment. With a life-support machine keeping her alive
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Paige's story
Nine-month-old Paige was diagnosed with pneumococcal meningitis, which she has thankfully overcome. Doctors said it was bad luck that she should fall so desperately ill as she'd had the pneumococcal vaccine. But her parents believe luck was on their side
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Hazel's story
Hazel Southam had recently returned from an assignment in Jordan when she started to feel ill with flu-like symptoms. Fellow correspondents had caught a similar bug, so she didn't worry about it. Then, within just a few minutes everything changed
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Amy K's story
Amy faced a frightening time when she was rushed to hospital with meningitis at the same time as her young son
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Marshall's story
Brave Marshall fell ill with meningitis just days after his first birthday, causing him to lose both his hands and legs to septicaemia. His family and friends have rallied round to raise tens of thousands of pounds to fund prosthetic limbs